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i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: jordan spieth battles the rain had birkdale to win. i thought it was as good or even better than yesterday's round. that was tough. that was really tough out there today. gold for kadeena cox takes great britain to 14 at the world para athletics champoinships in london. edging ever closer to victory: reigning champion chris froome remains in control of the tour de france. and usain bolt wins his final race before his london swansong, and goes under 10 seconds for the first time this year

in the diamond league in monte carlo. hello again. the man who wins the open usually deserves it. to claim the claretjug, open usually deserves it. to claim the claret jug, you open usually deserves it. to claim the claretjug, you need to overcome the claretjug, you need to overcome the weather. wind and rain at birkdale today. all the more impressive that in the worst of it, jordan spieth kept his rivals at arms length. he leads two rounds from matt kuchar. ian poulter is the best placed reddish player at three under par. rory mcilroy it is back

in contention on 68. this was a day where mother nature through all she could at royal birkdale. jordan spieth last back. jordan spieth urged to shots clear of the field when all were being swept down the leaderboard. matt kuchar struggled earlier in the day, but unlike his ball, clung on. his second on four under, shooting a 71. as the weather turned, some started to lose their grip. rory mcilroy continued his recovery from a disastrous start yesterday to blow into the top ten. three birdies in his first six holes leaves on one under par, but with winds set to howl over the weekend, the championship remains open. you

know, it was great to look scrappy, and it did. there was no wafer to look pretty today. i stole a few. —— there was no way for it to. i did not play like a pledge yesterday, but a stall a couple with a chip in and an eagle, and that is what you need to stay on top in this tournament. i have not played a major for a while. you'll be great to go it and tee off late after a lady in. i will be up to see from other players how they are playing. —— lay—in. it is being softened up right now. i hope we get a nice weekend without too much rain. little further back, henrik stenson is eight shots off the lead after revealing today in his rented home was burgled during thursday's first round, which, he says, valuable

personal items stolen. nothing that would affect today's round, i would say, but spending four hours with the police, and going out to dinner, rather than staying in the house as you want to do, it was a different evening, i would you want to do, it was a different evening, iwould put you want to do, it was a different evening, i would put it that way. kadeena cox has won a 14th gold medalfor great britain at the world para athletics championships at the london stadium, winning the t38 400 metres. and in some style, too. kate grey has been watching the action. it has been an evening of heartbreak and triumph for great britain. only one gold, and that was for kadeena cox. this adds to her paralympic title. she led from the very beginning, and by the time she reached the home straight, the rest of the field were a long way back. she was six seconds ahead of silver medal. i caught up with after the race. i was confident for the 300

metres. i knewi race. i was confident for the 300 metres. i knew i did not have the strength of the last 100. i have not been nearby, where i get a lot of my strength. and i had not put in the work. that last 100 metres is going to be great in a matter how i run it. so i had to give myself a gap. i got the gold, silver, and bronze in the rio olympics, so i wanted the gold here, too. is that too much? but it was disappointing for paul blake. he ran in the event he is a champion in. he came in the final metres doing well, but the rest of the cohort could at the. he will have to recover quickly because he is back in the 100 metres tomorrow. more positively, steve morris and james hamilton both qualified to run tomorrow and they will be joined by

many other athletes competing on day nine of the championships. chris froome is just two stages away from a fourth tour de france title after maintaining his lead and keeping his rivals at bay on stage 19, as drew savage reports. chris froome is ever closer to that fourth tour victory and joining all—time greats. any marks would not have expected much action today, but the rain did not provide enough clear to challenge chris froome. if there are any twists and turns left in the battle for the yellowjersey, they are being saved for tomorrow's time—trial. the bluejerseys and green are happy to track chris

froome and team sky to the finish. edward burson hagen broke clear of the leading group to make up for mark cavendish leaving the race early. chris froome still has a lead of 23 seconds and just needs one more good day. usain bolt has won his last race before he defends his title at the world championships in london. the jamaican won in the diamond league meeting in monaco — perhaps not the quality of field he'll face in london, but a season's best of 9.95 seconds nevertheless and the first time he's gone under 10 seconds this season. britain's cj ujah finished fourth injust over 10 seconds. and a great run tonight from laura muir in the women's 3,000 metres.

she smashed her personal best by eight seconds as she finished third, it's a place ahead of her fellow scot eilish mccolgan who also set a new pb. 12 seconds faster than her previous best but well behind winner hellen obiri. chelsea have completed the signing of spain striker alvaro morata from real madrid for a club record fee believed to be around 60 million pounds. the 2a year—old has signed a five—year deal and willjoin the chelsea squad on their pre—season tour of asia. he is ourfirst he is our first choice. he is ourfirst choice. he is young and can improve a lot. i'm sure he will show his value with us. leeds rhinos: to close on castleford when they were thumped 311—0 at wigan, but leeds were without 15 senior players in the match and fielded debutante,

harry newman, who at 17, became the first player born this century to compete in the super league. the rhinos' lack of experience showed as they conceded seven tries to wigan — this one from sam tomkins. it was one—way traffic and george williams scored two tries of his own as wigan moved up to seventh. wins too for leigh and hull fc tonight. britain's tom daley is through to the individual 10 metre platform final at the world diving championships in budapest, the event in which he failed to win a medal at the rio olympics. daley qualified for the final with the second highest score as he attempts to claim his first individual world championship gold medal since 2009. fellow brit matty lee is also through. meanwhile, grace reid has finished an impressive fourth in her world championship debut in budapest, in the three metre springboard. reid was the first gb woman to reach the olympic final in this event in rio last year, amd scored a personal best total of 336.70 from her five routines. china's tingmao shi took gold.

that's all from sportsday. that is a very good night from the team. hello. your latest weather. it is all about the rain, where it has been and where it is going. we look at the radar picture. play has finished, but more rain at royal birkdale. this band of rain is pushing further east. this area of low pressure has given us a soaking today, and there will be some heavy bursts to come overnight and into tomorrow. for the weekend, as that low pressure tomorrow. for the weekend, as that low pressure area tomorrow. for the weekend, as that low pressure area stays close by, showers, some heavy, some sunshine, too. get the winds around the showers, but lighter winds compared

to today. this is how the rest of the night looks. this wet weather is heading east and north—east. further showers heading behind to wales and south—west england. temperatures will hold up easily into double figures. onto saturday morning, what can we expect? notjust on saturday morning, but throughout much of the weekend, and it is north—west scotla nd weekend, and it is north—west scotland that will fare. warm and some sunny scotland that will fare. warm and some sunny spells. quite breezy. one oi’ some sunny spells. quite breezy. one or two showers for northern ireland. this weather system will come through including outbreaks of rain to southern scotland and northern england. a brighter slot for parts of northern england, wales, and into the south—east. showers for south—west england in south—west wales. that is how it looks at nine a.m.. throughout wales. that is how it looks at nine a. m.. throughout the wales. that is how it looks at nine a.m.. throughout the day, starting with sunshine, you will see some showers developing. if it starts wet, it could brighten up. north—west scotland, largely dry. sunny spells and a few showers the northern ireland. some of the

heaviest downpours will be across southern scotland and north—east england. ungarie and a chance of hail. some thunder and england. ungarie and a chance of hail. some thunderand rain england. ungarie and a chance of hail. some thunder and rain for the south—west as well. here is the picture into the evening. —— thundery and a chance. it will be a quieter day tomorrow for the open golf. you cannot rule out a shower, but a chance of picking up some showers and spots of rain on sunday. on sunday, it will be sunny, but a risk of longer spells of rain for eastern scotland. quite cool within that eastern zone. it could get to 20 or 23 degrees in the south—east of england. quite of retirement be started next week before low pressure systems take over again from midweek. the forecast for where you are and where you will be through the weekend is online. this is bbc news. the top stories:

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